SAKS021 Image of the USA and America in Quebec literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of French
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
To understand the historical and cultural issues of the relationship between the USA, Canada and Quebec and get deeper insight into the image of the USA in Quebec literature from the 19th century until now.
Learning outcomes
- understanding of the historical and cultural issues of the relationship between the USA, Canada and Quebec - geting deeper insight into the image of the USA in Quebec literature from the 19th century until now
Syllabus
  • 1) USA in the French-Canadian literature in the 19th century 2) USA and the French-Canadian literature in the first half of the 20th century 3) USA and the Quebec literature in the second half of the 20th century 4) USA and the Quebec literature in the 21th century
Literature
  • Anthologie de la littérature québécoise. Montréal: Hexagone. info
  • CHASSAY, Jean-François. L'ambiguïté américaine : le roman québécois face aux États-Unis. Montréal: XYZ, 1995, 197 s. ISBN 2892611326. info
  • Anthologie de la littérature québécoise. Edited by Gilles Marcotte. Montréal: Hexagone, 1994, 960 s. ISBN 2-89006-433-6. info
  • CARON, Jacques. De Jack Kerouac a Ti-Jean Kerouac : une entrevue québécoise inédite de Jack Kerouac en 1967. Odense: Institut for litteratur, kultur og medier, 1994, 23 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homework, reading
Assessment methods
- in-class presentation - final test
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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